Entries from August 2012

TWO rivals. Two very different modes of moving the football. Jefferson pits its pro-style, pass-oriented offense against host Commerce’s ground-hugging triple option scheme this Friday. Kickoff for the 67th annual River War is set for 8 p.m. at Ray Lamb Stadium. “That’s their staple,” Jefferson coach T. McFerrin said of Commerce’s ...
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EITHER WAY, one team will be celebrating a milestone victory Friday night. The Panthers just hope it’s them. Jackson County enters this week’s opener hoping to deliver coaching victory no. 1 to Benji Harrison in his debut. Meanwhile, Winder-Barrow aims to rid itself of a notorious 24-game losing streak that dates back to 2009. “Yeah, ...
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Barrow County Sheriff’s Task Force investigators arrested David Alan Wolf, 62, of Rock Hill, South Carolina in connection with an ongoing undercover investigation involving online sexual predators. An undercover Winder Police officer assigned to the task force posed as a 34-year-old mother of an 8-year old child and chatted with Wolf online ...
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NOT ONLY did East Jackson employ a run-first offense last year, it was basically a run-exclusively offense. But second-year coach Brian Smith hopes those one-dimensional days are a thing of the past. “Heck, we threw for more yards in the scrimmage than we did probably all of last year,” Smith said. “It’s a work in progress and we’re ...
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VISITING Rabun County scored a pair of two-out runs in the seventh inning to beat East Jackson 7-6 Friday as the Eagles dropped a tough non-region game. East Jackson (5-3-1) — which had led 4-0 early on — took a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out, two run double from Emily Turner, but the Wildcats answered with their own ...
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JACKSON County (4-9-1) remained unbeaten at home this year, beating Class AAAAAA Habersham Central Monday 4-3. The Panthers’ region matchup with defending state champion Oconee County the following day was rained out and rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 4. Sophomore Jessica Baker threw a complete game in Monday’s win, striking out five ...
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EAST Jackson (0-11) continues to search for that elusive first win. The team dropped a pair of matches Thursday at home, then came up empty in five matches at Jefferson’s play date Saturday. Click here for pictures of recent, local volleyball action. In Thursday’s action, the Eagles fell to Hart County 25-17, 25-3 and Tallulah Falls in ...
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JACKSON County’s volleyball team had double reason to celebrate Thursday night on Senior Night with two victories over visiting Madison County. The Panthers rallied for a victory in the opening match, winning in three games (25-27, 25-17, 25-19). Click here for pictures of recent local volleyball action. “We were slow to start in the first ...
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The 7-AAA Banks County High School Leopards will host 8-AAA East Jackson High School this week in the home opener of the 2012 football season. A non region game but a big test for the Leopards as they have had trouble against the Eagles in the past. Coach Brian Smith had an overall record last year of 3-7 and a region record of 1-5. One of ...
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